What do you do if conference sponsors and organizers are at odds?

Start a dialogue between the two and seek what the common ground is, and why there is no consensus. Since it is the paying public that ultimately decides the success of the conference, poll them on issues that require their input.

The organisers should listen to the sponsor's concerns, but ultimately it is the conference organisers who are in charge. The sponsor can always remove their sponsorship if the are unhappy. It's not a situation that I have ever had to deal with, but I know in the case of the conferences that I help to organise for the ARMMS RF and Microwave Society, there are always sponsors eager to work with us.

Sponsors are the ones paying for the events.At times they might want things that could harm the org.Safety issues or might go against local laws and ord.If at odds it is important to have open communication to get any wrinkles out and to understand the why's or how's of why or why not.Organizers might have damage done to their reputation.Organizers should know enough not to seat guests or the public beside others who may have continuing conflicts or just hate each other.They should both give some on what the reality may be.

Clearly an AI generated discussion and one that needs no comment. The premise is flawed for the organizer is all that matters. Sponsor if you want to be associated and don’t if not in agreement with the organizer John

Il faut aussi considérer que les sponsors veulent éviter de types légaux et éviter tout risque d’être soup?onner de conflit d’intérêt

Il est indispensable de maintenir un dialogue entre les organisateurs et les sponsors. Ce sera grace à la transparence que la confiance sera maintenue

Compromise and logic are important .bring to the table in an honest way why you disagree and explain the essence of your logic and its benefits .Tell the sponsors how they can benefit .Sometimes it is just changing the wording .There is always a solution to every problem .

L’organisateur doit expliquer en quoi son évènement est créatif et innovant par rapport a ce qui existe. Il doit aussi rencontrer les aspirations du sponsor et essayer de partager sa mission

Effectivement l’aspect légal est parfois très contraignant et aussi obsolète comme par exemple l’application d’une loi datant de 1964 Qui interdit si des “patients” assistent de présenter le nom d’un médicament alors que internet et les réseaux sociaux les citent et souvent de manière erronée. Le problème est que personne ne veut s’attaquer à proposer un nouveau projet de loi.

Effectivement il est nécessaire de tenir au courant les sponsors mais aussi les organismes qui auraient pu être des sponsors mais ont trop rapidement décliner la demande de sponsoring en invoquant l’argument trivial et facile: nous ne voyons pas quel sera le retour sur investissement….